ST. LOUIS — No matter what happened Friday in St. Paul, Minn., between the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche, coach Craig Berube said he wanted to see a strong closing effort from his hockey team. Strong forechecking, good defense, disciplined play.
Laying a foundation, if you will, for the beginning of the playoffs next week against Minnesota. He got none of the above in Friday’s 7-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at Enterprise Center.
The defense was loose and the goaltending by Ville Husso was, uh, less than desirable. He gave up a season-high six goals, with the seventh Vegas goal coming on an empty-netter. Will the performance give Berube second thoughts about who to open the playoffs with in goal?
